Novels like The Great Warlord: The Empire's Second-Generation Heir
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Great Warlord: The Empire's Second-Generation Heir, best match first.
- 151 I Transmigrated to the Beiyang Era and Rose to Become the Strongest Warlord 穿越北洋，晋升最强军阀 A spacetime-travel System + character summoning + weapon exchange + travel between two eras. Wang Qingyun accidentally transmigrates to Shanghai in 1920, during the Republic of China era. With the System’s help, he recruits underlings. At first, all he wants is to survive and become rich, but circumstances force him to build up his power and conquer the land. See how the protagonist takes on the gangs and reclaims the foreign concessions... 1.9kReads6.4Score10314d adds
- 152 A Warlord in Republican-Era China? Why Does This Feel Like Fantasy? 民国军阀，怎么感觉还带点玄幻！ (An alternate timeline, entirely fictional and unrelated to modern history) After transmigrating to the Republic of China era, naturally, he intends to lie in the arms of beautiful women and wield power over all under heaven. It's a wish-fulfillment story, but the protagonist won't suffer. There may be a few minor bumps along the way, but things will go especially smoothly for him. 45Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 153 The Dragon Conquers China 龙傲中华 Jiang Longyu, a retired soldier from Huaxia, transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty. He drives out the Tartars, wipes out the Japanese, marches across South Asia, and takes on Europe and America. Today, he makes you pay back tenfold, a hundredfold, for centuries of blood and tears. What? You want to overthrow imperialism? That's right, I'm the imperialist. What? There's nothing to negotiate? Then there's nothing more to discuss! Look at the world today: our might rises. We drink bear's blood by Lake 3Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 154 Northeastern Warlord: Slaughtering Japanese Invaders from the Start 东北军阀，开局就乱杀倭寇 [War of Resistance]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Late Qing and Republican eras]+ [If they won’t yield, fight them. Kill, kill, kill!] Zhao Zhenhua transmigrated to a parallel version of Northeast China, where his very first battle ended with the extermination of the bandits who had attacked a village. “Ding! Fourteen enemies eliminated. Reward: 140 million!” With a wave of his hand, he brought a “factory producing ten thousand rifles” up to full capacity, building the strongest iron-blooded force 11Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 155 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Land a Critical Hit on a Japanese Bitch 抗战：开局暴击女八嘎 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 A Heroic War of Resistance: From Useless Young Marshal to East Asia's Overlord 铁血抗战：从废物少帅到东亚霸主 What kind of terrifying soul lives inside this body that was once called trash? They don't know that it is Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin, who swept across the Six Kingdoms and united the land! He once unified the world. Now, with the soul of the Great Qin Emperor, he will set this realm right again. The stronger the enemy, the more the imperial soul blazes. The humiliation of being cast into the dirt will be repaid a hundredfold. 567Reads—Score10914d adds
- 157 I Am Emperor of the South Seas, and I Am the Ultimate Winner 我在南洋当皇帝，朕才是最终赢家 [World War] + [naval warfare] + [air warfare] + [industry] + [global domination] Qin Ruihua unexpectedly arrives in another world. He finds himself in the country of Feng, and is also a division commander. To his surprise, on his very first day, the marshal orders him to lead his troops into battle. Just as he is at a loss, the System suddenly appears and rewards him with a beginner’s gift pack containing a complete, elite infantry regiment. In one battle, Qin Ruihua’s troops decide the outcome 1.4kReads6.8Score12114d adds
- 158 I Saw It Coming: The Young Marshal and I Are Destined to Be Together 我有预料，少帅与我有情缘 [Pure-hearted Buddhist devotee. Jade-faced King of Hell. Young Marshal VS play the pig to eat the tiger. Greedy for money and beauty. Lovely young tailor. Sweet romance, both leads are each other’s first] The old dynasty has fallen, and warlords carve up the land. In these turbulent times, business is hard to come by. Su Dai, a young tailor who runs a sewing shop, is summoned overnight to make clothes for Marshal Shen, the new ruler of five provinces. Before entering the residence, Su Dai can th 192Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 159 The Rise of an Empire Amid Warlord Warfare 军阀混战之帝国崛起 Synopsis: transmigration + historical what-if + System + warlords [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve successfully drawn a Tiger tank.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve successfully drawn a B-29 bomber.] Li Xingchen, a modern man from Blue Star, transmigrates to another world in the final days of a dynasty and activates the Super Spin System. Watch him build a great empire amid the chaos of war!!! 7.3kReads8.6Score29314d adds
- 160 Republican Era: Starting as Governor-General of Liangguang 民国：从两广总督开始 This story focuses on the development of the two Guang regions from 1907 to 1945. The protagonist is the Viceroy of Liangguang, and he has a System that provides only blueprints, resource locations, and loyalty information to help him develop at high speed. Later, he will become involved in the War of Resistance Against Japan, rescuing civilians caught in the war while fighting back against the Japanese invasion. See how he makes his mark in these turbulent times. This is purely alternate histor 1.4kReads5.7Score13314d adds
- 161 Tiger of Beiyang: Dad, Let's Not Become Emperor 北洋之虎：爹！咱不当皇帝了 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 164Reads5.7Score13814d adds
- 162 Reborn in Another World, I Rule My Own Domain 魂穿异世界，称霸一方 Wang Xuan, a modern-day special forces soldier, is killed by an enemy bomb while saving someone and transmigrates to another world. He wants to lie flat, but scheming villains and an unjust world won’t let him. From then on, he is forced onto the path of conquest... 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 System: The Warlord's Rise to Power 系统：军阀崛起之路 In a parallel world, China enters an era of warlord conflict in the early twentieth century. Luo Ding, from a century in the future, accidentally transmigrates to this era. And so a ruler of the troubled times begins to rise, a stirring history of a warlord’s growth, a story of a hero’s rise and love. In a special era, there were names that shone brightly and dazzled an entire age. “Her laughter lit up the winds on every side” was a generati 84Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 164 Stop! Let That Young Lady Go! 住手！放开那个小娘子！ Reborn as the foolish son of a landlord, I even got saddled with the terribly embarrassing name Zhu Dazhuang. Should I lie flat and enjoy life, or work hard and stir things up? Hmm, it’s probably better to grow more crops, build more roads, have more children, and raise more pigs... What? Is life as a landlord’s son in ancient times really this plain and simple? Pah! Stop! Let that young lady go! I, Zhu Dazhuang, will show you what it means to bully men and women, tyrannize the neighborhood, com 52Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 165 The Far Eastern Rogue Who Began at Huanggutun! 从皇姑屯开始的远东狂徒！ (Forget the usual tactical gains and losses of a city or a patch of land. Now, let's see what true strategy looks like!) And now! Please welcome the most unhinged master strategist of the twentieth century! Huanggutun! The Chinese Eastern Railway! The Central Plains War! Siberia! When the year 1928 arrives, Yu Qiuhua takes a look at what he has in hand. A comic book market spanning all of North America. Penicillin patents that have taken the world by storm. Jiangxi-style restaurants opened t 42Reads—Score414d adds
- 166 Reborn in 1914: The Legendary Agent 重生1914之特工传奇 Agent Qin Haoran unexpectedly transmigrates to Sichuan in the Republic of China era in 1914. By securing the licensing rights to sulfa drugs through a public tender, he earns his first fortune in the United States. Operating in the gaps between America's great financial tycoons, he quietly establishes banks, builds cars, develops military industries... and invests in every part of the American industrial system. Under the guise of foreign investment, he helps build Sichuan's industries and drive 966Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 I'm a Warlord, So a Little Arrogance Is No Big Deal, Right? 我一个军阀嚣张点不过分吧 A new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 31Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 168 Reborn, She Gives the Commander a Hard Slap! 刚重生：她就给督军一个大比兜！ [System] [Republican Era] [Sweet Romance] [Power Couple] On his birthday, the cold and lovelorn bachelor Huo Tiancheng received the two most unforgettable “gifts” of his life! First: His own mother drugged him and dumped him in the Eight Great Alleys! Second: He got beaten up for the first and only time in his life! That same day... Modern-day powerhouse Qin He transmigrated to the Republican Era, where the original host had been kidnapped by traffickers and taken to a brothel from the start! 587Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 169 The Northwest General in the War of Resistance 抗战之西北上将 Those puny Japanese pirates dare think they can destroy China with the strength of their three islands. We Chinese youth must rise up and fight them. The protagonist is outraged by the invasion of modern Chinese ideas from a later era! Reborn in 1935, he establishes a base in northwest China to fight the Japanese pirates and battle for China's prosperity and strength! 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 170 Back to Republican-Era China: Training a German-Equipped Division 回到民国：整训德械师 The wheels of history have always rolled inexorably onward. It is the tide of the times. In the history of the Republic of China, one figure after another took center stage, each having their turn in the spotlight. There were rounds of applause and the rise and fall of ordinary people. It was a time of great drama, but also one of blood and tears. The protagonist is a young Chinese man from a new era. Caught in a temporal maelstrom, he joins this grand historical drama. Can a butterfly stir up 2.3kReads8.6Score10314d adds
- 171 Defending the Nation Against Japan with Blood and Iron 抗日之铁血救国 Military enthusiast Li Erhu wakes up in the capital in 1935. That year, with the signing of the He-Umezu Agreement, Japan begins its invasion of China. Unfortunately for the Japanese, this guy has a badass System. You have Type 38 rifles? I've got M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles... You have Type 92 heavy machine guns? I've got MG42 general-purpose machine guns, nicknamed Hitler's buzz saw. I'll mow you down. You have Type 92 infantry guns? Heh, I've had 105 mm howitzers for ages. By the end of W 158Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 172 Five Million People from the Start: Who'd Want to Be a Warlord? 开局人口500万，谁稀罕做军阀 System + Transmigration + Historical What-If + Alternate World + No Heroine, a great-power rivalry story With a population of five million, how has he only just made it out of the beginner village? The world has seven superpowers, thirty first-rate powers, and countless second- and third-rate nations and factions. Yang Jie wants to become a ruler too. 3.7kReads8.2Score15614d adds
- 173 A Spy Behind Enemy Lines 抗战之潜伏者 In 1938, Lin Fei, an underground Communist Party operative who had been quietly lying low in Dancheng, a small city on the northeastern frontier, encountered a fellow underground operative codenamed “Deep Blue” while investigating the bizarre murder of a Japanese second lieutenant. The two joined forces and plotted to eliminate Gao Qiao, the chief of the police affairs section. They also obtained from Gao Qiao the plans for a secret Japanese military operation, helping the Anti-Japanese United A 283Reads6.7Score11214d adds
- 174 The Turbulent Republic: Chasing the Light 民国风云之逐光 A modern young man’s soul travels back to the Republic of China. He witnesses the changing times and the hardships faced by ordinary people at the bottom of society. Determined to make something of himself, he maneuvers among the great figures of the era and carves out a new world, all to pursue a ray of light in a China shrouded in darkness! 404Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 175 Republican Era: The Marshal Faked His Death, and Nine of His Eighteen Wives Ran Away 民国：大帅假死，十八房跑了九 [Republican-era setting, multiple heroines, warlords, resistance against Japan, a disastrous start] From the start, he faked his death and was laid in a coffin. Of his eighteen concubines, nine ran away. Two of his three regiments rebelled, only four of his nine personal guards remained, his steward, bookkeeper, and stable hands all fled, and his gold mine was seized… 428Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Warlord: Rising from the Northwestern Frontier to Crush the Great Powers 军阀：从西北边陲崛起，横扫列强 [Warlords] [Republican Era] [System] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not mindless] Su Zhengyang transmigrates to a world resembling Republican-era China. Warlords have risen everywhere, heroes battle for supremacy, and the foreign powers eye the vast land of China hungrily. By chance, Su Zhengyang activates the Super Warlord System, which can provide all kinds of supplies and military equipment. Armed with a single letter of appointment, Su Zhengyang builds his power step by step, starting in a small 203Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 177 Transmigrating to 1937 During the War of Resistance 穿越抗日1937 [True-to-life Republican-era setting. No System. Not a power fantasy.] In 2025, an ordinary office worker transmigrates to the chaotic Republican era of 1927 and is forced to become a starving foot soldier amid the warlord conflicts. Ten years later, he leads over a hundred thousand men out of Sichuan to fight the Japanese. This is a stirring, tragic expedition, and an iron-blooded legend written by an ordinary man at a time when his nation’s survival hangs in the balance! Note: This book has no 9.8kReads6.2Score39514d adds
- 178 They Want You as a Concubine? Marry into the Military Governor's Household and Become a Lady! 让你做妾？你谋嫁督军府成贵妇！ [Alternate Republican Era setting + devoted couple + household intrigue + sweet romance!] [Split-personality fake innocent bunny vs. overbearing young marshal who takes what he wants] In everyone’s eyes, Sha Luoluo, the fourth concubine-born daughter of Jiangnan’s richest family, is a dim-witted fool. But she excels at music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dance, and she’s a natural at food, fun, and socializing! One day, her wicked legitimate mother and troublesome father pressure her to m 739Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 179 Jinling Nights 金陵夜 He is the powerful and ambitious Commander of Jiangbei, with authority over all under Heaven. She is a lowly, illegitimate daughter from Jiangnan who has endured endless humiliation. One fleeting glimpse in the night of Jinling, and he took her to heart. Little did he know that once he did, it would be for a lifetime. 47Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 180 The Beiyang Tycoon: Gambling and Drugs Are My Mortal Enemies 北洋神豪：我与赌毒不共戴天 Being made a marquis was never my aim; all I wish is for the seas to be calm. My name is Zhang Pinghai! Now that I’ve come to this world, I have only one thing to do: fight drugs, fight drugs, and fight the damn drugs!! I have no interest in money. Besides, none of them are richer than me! What, you say I should kill the Japanese too? If it can walk, that doesn’t make it a drug? That’s even more poisonous, okay! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ The author’s new book. Things move a little slowly at first, but it get 3kReads7.2Score13814d adds
- 181 Zhang Zongchang, Warlord of the Republican Era 民国枭雄张宗昌 General Zhang Zongchang, “The Fortune of a Lifetime Begins with Beiyang” That snowy night, I swung my fists alongside the Russian bastards, and blood splattered across the Vladivostok docks. They called me a mad dog. I just laughed. They didn’t understand: in this dog-eat-dog world, only the cruelest survive. With a hundred Mauser rifles in my arms, I led a band of desperados aboard a battered ship bound for home. The Shanghai military governor wanted to recruit me? A Zhili clique general wanted 2.5kReads7.3Score16414d adds
- 182 Bloodbath in Republican China: Starting at The Grand Mansion Gate 血战民国，开局从大宅门开始 The protagonist transmigrated into the body of Bai Jingqi’s younger brother in the Bai family’s mansion. Who would have thought the original owner had been so utterly forgettable? But now, all that was about to change. When a young man from the twenty-first century meets a world in turmoil, can he make his way to success? 1.9kReads7.2Score11414d adds
- 183 I'm a Warlord in Another World 我在异世界当军阀 My new book, The Mercenary’s Path, is now available: the final venture of an office drone with no System. Office drone Qi Ran is violently apprehended by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. To make up for their mistake, the two secretly send him to a parallel world in another universe. Now that the symmetry of time has been broken, what kind of storm can Qi Ran, this butterfly, stir up in another world? This is the best of times, and the worst of times. This is an age of rival powers: bandit armies equipped 634Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 184 War of Resistance: Rising to Power as the Young Marshal of Fengtian! 抗战：从奉天少帅开始崛起！ Jiang Bai suddenly found himself inside the senior command headquarters of the Fengtian Army. To his astonishment, he had become Marshal Zhang's adopted son. Just as he was celebrating, a crisp System notification sounded. “Ding! The Host's current historical moment has been detected. Please select the optimal course of action!” “Option One: Escape Fengtian, settle overseas, and build a business empire!” “Option Two: Escape Fengtian, join Chiang Kai-shek, and rise to the top of the Huaxia govern 25Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 185 War of Resistance: Building the Ultimate Japanese-Killing Legion 抗战：打造最强诛倭军团 [War of Resistance] + [Fighting for the nation] + [Nation-building] Five thousand years of history and eight thousand li of splendid land have been seized by invading bandits! How could four hundred million Chinese people and millions of steel-hearted soldiers bow their heads and become slaves? Nan Beichen transmigrates to the War of Resistance era. With the Loyalty System, he fights across the battlefields, carrying the unfulfilled wishes of his predecessors and the hopes of future generations. 368Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 186 War of Resistance: Copying the Shanghai Tycoon Without Limits 抗战：无限复制上海滩大亨 From the start, he transmigrates to 1935 and binds himself to a sign-in System, unlocking a replication skill. [Sign-in successful: Signal Flag Special Forces acquired] [Sign-in successful: One German-equipped division acquired] [Sign-in successful: Complete set of light industry materials acquired] [Sign-in successful: Complete set of heavy industry materials acquired] [Sign-in successful: Virtual supplies production base acquired] In just two years, he endlessly duplicates banknotes and crushe 5.8kReads8.5Score28514d adds
- 187 War of Resistance: The Storm of Reviving China 抗战之振兴中华风云 Reborn in China during the War of Resistance Against Japan With a System that's practically useless Transmigrated to the front lines of the war between the Nationalists and Communists He becomes a hero to both sides In this life, he will live up to his lofty ambitions Watch as he tramples the cherry blossoms beneath his horse Watch as he reclaims every inch of lost territory Watch as he tends sheep in the North Sea Watch as he revitalizes China in this life Watch as he comes to rule the world An 71Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 188 War of Resistance: Becoming a Shanghai Tycoon 抗战：从成为上海滩大亨开始 [War of Resistance + patriotic fervor + farming] Carrying the Ox-and-Horse System, he transmigrates to Shanghai in 1930 and begins his resistance against Japan by becoming a Shanghai tycoon. Ox-and-Horse System upgrade successful. Congratulations, you have obtained an Alpha Special Forces unit. Ox-and-Horse System upgrade successful. You have obtained an elite German-equipped division. Ox-and-Horse System upgrade successful. You have obtained a complete encyclopedia of light industry. Ox-and-Hor 1.8kReads7.0Score10014d adds
- 189 1926: The Northern Expedition! 1926，北伐！ What if someone had seized those so-called golden ten years? Could they have made this country stronger? Could they have made that tragedy of the modern era a little less devastating? Yu Qiuhua unexpectedly finds himself in such a world. Nanchang. Wuhan. Nanjing. Xuzhou. Jinan. He will leave his mark in every one of these cities!! He asks for no credit, only to have no regrets. 554Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Drunk in the Young Marshal’s Arms 醉卧少帅怀 He is a formidable young marshal, strikingly handsome and powerful enough to reach the heavens. He is the man every wealthy young woman in Jincheng wants to marry, yet he refuses to take a wife or concubine. The rumor, well, is that he suffers from a private affliction. Hearing it, the dignified eldest daughter of the Mu family laughs so hard she can barely stand. But pride comes before a fall: the very next day, the young marshal shows up at her door and declares that he wants to marry her. She 359Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 191 War of Resistance: The Northeast’s Most Ruthless Man! 抗战：东北第一狠人！ A young man from the new era transmigrates to another world at a time when Fengtian is in crisis. Feng Yong awakens the King's System and leads the Fengtian Army to sweep across the land. Every inch of land is soaked in blood, and a hundred thousand young men take up arms! Men, the time has come to ride forth with blades drawn and trample Fusang underfoot. Follow me and wipe out the invaders! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Colonial Warlord 殖民大军阀 Yang Yun is a modern-day mercenary who unexpectedly transmigrates to the body of a young man on a ship bound for South America during the late Ming Dynasty. Thus begins his new life, one that will reshape the tides of an era. 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 193 Transmigrating to 1930: From the Delta to the King of Nanyang 穿越1930从三角洲到南洋之王 Mercenary king Zhu Ying was betrayed by his teammates, and a single bullet sent him into the body of the 19th-generation descendant of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor. In 1930, China was in the throes of warlord conflict, while the Nanyang region was also within the French colonial sphere. Everything was still up in the air: no one knew who would come out on top. Watch Zhu Ying forge a bright new future for the Chinese people! I’m not good at writing introductions, so please head straight to 85Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 194 Republican Era: Building a New World from 1900 民国：从1900打造新世界 Chen Wanchuan woke up to find himself in a parallel world in the year 1900. Looking at the hellscape of starving corpses and foreign powers running rampant, he laughed. The imperial court? The great powers? All worthless! This rotten dynasty must be overthrown! This chaotic, broken age must be smashed! He would shatter this old world that devoured its people and build a new one where everyone had food to eat, clothes to wear, and dignity. 28Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 195 My Father Is a Warlord 我的父亲是军阀 It is a chaotic age. Resources are scarce, and the land is consumed by war… A young man with a “deadly sixth sense” carves out a bright future in this era of blood and fire. This is the rise of a new empire: a young man kindles a spark amid the turmoil, bringing a golden age to all the people. 2.3kReads8.6Score10714d adds
- 196 Rising to Power, Starting in 1900 崛起，从1900开始 In 1900, at the dawn of the twentieth century, the Industrial Revolution, the Self-Strengthening Movement, the Hundred Days’ Reform, and the farcical Boxer uprising… Beset by internal strife and foreign threats, a vast ancient nation in the East teeters on the brink of collapse, its fate hanging by a thread. That year, a strange young man from Jiangnan, carrying modern knowledge and skills, plunges headlong into the whirlpool of a world in turmoil. 6.5kReads7.7Score27914d adds
- 197 War of Resistance: Founding a Nation in Nanyang from the Start 抗战：开局南洋建国 During the Republic of China era, Zhang Yuqing inherits the legacy of Lü Zu, heads to Southeast Asia to make his fortune, and builds a new country there. As it grows stronger, he supports China’s resistance against Japan while fighting the Japanese invaders who head south, ultimately unifying Oceania. 748Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 198 A Warlord's Life in Republican-Era China 民国之军阀生涯 A modern military doctor transmigrates to 1922 and suddenly finds himself the leader of a bandit stronghold. With the Three Eastern Provinces divided among various warlords and the War of Resistance against Japan looming, what can he do? Of course, seize territory from the warlords and fight the Japanese invaders to the death! Snatch supplies, fight for territory, carry out assassinations, and deal with traitors! In his spare time, he even visits the Soviet Union, Korea, and Japan, building an i 2.6kReads6.6Score10414d adds
- 199 Rise! Starting in the Northeast 崛起！从东北开始 In Northeast China during the Republican era, warlords carved up the land while foreign powers circled like vultures. The protagonist, Feng Yong, has no System and no supernatural abilities. He can only rely on his wits to change his fate. It's so hard! How on earth can he break this deadlock… 36Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 200 A Republic-Era Iron-Blooded Young Marshal? I'll Fight the War of Resistance to the End! 民国铁血少帅？我奉军抗战到底！ Another world, an ordinary world, souls transmigrated into other bodies From Feng to Ping, from Tai to Sui, from the south to the east, forces from every side vie for power across this chessboard. Tags: Republic of China, War of Resistance, political intrigue, espionage, passionate, multiple female leads 20.6kReads—Score1.2k14d adds
